We get it—you have a mountain of online learning resources available at your fingertips, and with that information overload you can find yourself lost in a maze of unorganized materials. That's why we're thrilled to introduce Plans on Microsoft Learn, a new tool that provides guided learning for top Azure tools and solutions.
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This blog post will show you how to approach and think about pricing throughout your cloud adoption journey. We will also give an example of how a hypothetical digital media company would approach their Azure pricing needs as they transition from evaluating and planning to setting up and running their cloud solutions.
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Together, SAP and Microsoft are not just providing tools and services but are also creating ecosystems that foster innovation and transformation, enabling businesses to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
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Databricks, a pioneer of the Data Lakehouse an integral component of their Data Intelligence Platform is available as a fully managed first party Data & AI solution on Microsoft Azure as Azure Databricks, making Azure the optimal cloud for running Databricks workloads. This blog post discusses the key advantages of Azure Databricks in detail.
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Microsoft’s Azure Container Networking team is excited to announce a new offering called Advanced Container Networking Services. It’s a suite of services built on top of existing networking solutions for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) to address complex challenges around observability, security, and compliance.
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From enhancing productivity and creativity to revolutionizing customer interactions with custom copilots, our customers demonstrate the transformative power of generative AI and truly, brought Build 2024 to life. So, how’d they do it? 
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What was once a distant promise is now manifesting—and not only through the type of apps that are possible, but how you can build them. With Azure, we’re meeting you where you are today—and paving the way to where you’re going. So let’s jump right into some of what you’ll learn over the next few days. Welcome to Build 2024!
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Microsoft has put together several resources to help you get started. Whether you are ready to build your own copilot or you’re at the very beginning of your learning journey, read on to find the best and free resources from Microsoft on generative AI training.
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Amidst the swiftly changing digital landscape, Malaysia stands out as a dynamic force capturing global attention. This nation—enriched by its diverse population comprised of Malays, Indians, Chinese, and more—is home to people and companies that have adeptly embraced innovative technologies, ensuring the benefits extend to all, not just the tech-savvy elite.
The post Cloud Cultures, Part 6: Accelerating collective growth in Malaysia appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

At the Migrate to Innovate digital event, you’ll learn how Azure provides an optimized platform to fully embrace AI while addressing your most pressing business priorities by maximizing ROI, performance, and resilience.
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Learn what’s coming next in Windows Server 2025, get best practices for security and identity, and hear tips for cloud migration and hybrid cloud management. 
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Microsoft and Red Hat commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic ImpactTM (TEI) study of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Azure, based on interviews with customers who have migrated their RHEL workloads to Azure. Using the data derived from these interviews, Forrester analysts created a 'composite organization' representative of actual customers and their economic realities. 
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At Microsoft, our commitment to empowering developers and advancing technology remains steadfast. We understand the importance of open-source projects in driving innovation, which is why we actively support and contribute to initiatives like Redis.
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The new era of AI is one of the most exciting shifts of our generation. We, along with other leaders are seeing this impact take shape across individuals, entire teams, and every industry.
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Azure AI offers an industry-leading portfolio of AI services to help customers make sense of their voice data. Our speech-to-text service in particular offers a variety of differentiated features through Azure OpenAI Service and Azure AI Speech.
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We are now in the second year of the era of AI. The first year was full of excitement and experimentation, giving all of us a glimpse into the powerful potential of AI to revolutionize experiences for customers, improve employee productivity, and ignite a sense of wonder.
The post What’s new in Azure Data, AI, and Digital Applications: Are you ready to go from GenAI experimentation to solutions deployed at scale? appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Organizations of all sizes are embracing cloud computing to enhance their operations, optimize resource utilization, and gain a competitive edge. However, navigating the complexities of cloud adoption and ensuring optimal performance can be a daunting task. This is where the Azure Enablement Show steps in, providing valuable resources for businesses seeking to unlock the full potential of cloud computing.
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We’re honored to announce that Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management*. We believe that this recognition validates our end-to-end approach for developing and deploying enterprise-grade, cloud-native apps that run on Azure, in datacenters, or at the edge.
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This month, I’m pleased to expand this blog’s scope and bring in what’s new for digital applications for a holistic look at everything we’re delivering to help customers modernize their data estate, build intelligent applications, and apply AI technologies to help achieve their business goals.
The post What’s new in Azure Data, AI, & Digital Applications: Modernize your data estate, build intelligent apps, and apply AI solutions appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower everyone to achieve more, and we know that our customers like using MongoDB to build applications. In year one of our strategic partnership, we collaborated with MongoDB to make it even easier for our joint customers to do more with Microsoft services and MongoDB Atlas on Azure.
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We are honored to be recognized by Gartner® as a leader in Completeness of Vision in the recently published 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Strategic Cloud Platform Services (SCPS). In the report, Gartner applauds Microsoft’s investment across all areas of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS as Azure leads in Completeness of Vision and delivers strong ability to execute.
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Although there is much excitement for copilot pattern-based solutions, it’s important for businesses to carefully consider the design elements to guarantee a durable, ever-evolving, and effective approach. How can you ensure your solution does not just capture attention, but also enhances customer engagement? Here are six pillars to think through while building yours.
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With Azure, you can trust that you are on a secure and well-managed foundation to utilize the latest advancements in AI and cloud-native services. Azure is adaptive and purpose-built for all your workloads, helping you seamlessly unify and manage all your infrastructure, data, analytics, and AI solutions. 
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Welcome to Microsoft Ignite 2023! The past year has been one of true transformation. Companies are seeing real benefits today and are eager to explore what’s next—including how they can do more with their data investments, build intelligent applications, and uncover what AI can do for their business.
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Customers need reliable and performant infrastructure to bring the most sophisticated AI use cases to market in record time. Our objective is to build state-of-the-art infrastructure and meet these demands. The latest MLPerf™ 3.1 Training results1 are a testament to our unwavering commitment to building high-quality and high-performance systems in the cloud to achieve unparalleled efficiency in training LLMs at scale.
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This year, Gartner introduced a Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure (DHI). Gartner defines DHI as “offerings that deliver cloud-native infrastructure attributes, which can be deployed and operated where the customer prefers. Offerings are software and or integrated hardware with a unified control plane. Distributed hybrid infrastructure provides the foundation for the deployment of applications in a distributed manner that retains a cloud-defined or cloud-inspired approach". We are thrilled to share that Gartner has positioned Microsoft as a Leader in this new category.
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Azure App Service provides native security integration with Microsoft Defender for Cloud to help protect multicloud and hybrid environments with comprehensive security across the full lifecycle, from development to runtime. In this blog, we will explore another well-kept secret: how seamless and worry-free it can be to safeguard your web applications using the integration with Defender for Cloud.
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The series will examine what makes Generative AI so unique and how it can meet current business challenges, as well as how it drives new forms of collaboration between teams working to build the next generation of apps and services. The series will also ground organizations in responsible AI approaches and best practices, as well as data governance considerations as companies innovate now and towards the future.  
The post The new AI imperative: Unlock repeatable value for your organization with LLMOps   appeared first on Azure Blog.

Now with Azure Data Manager for Energy, energy-domain data resides in the same place as some of the most advanced AI technologies and cloud services. Energy companies can now have the improved productivity, security, and scale of a cloud platform, built with their needs in mind.
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The goal is to use generative AI as a tool in your broader decision-making and brainstorming process. Combining AI's suggestions with your expertise and knowledge of your business and market will yield the best results. By integrating these AI insights, we're not merely keeping up with the times; we're pioneering a future where efficiency meets innovation.
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Today, we’re happy to announce the updated guidance around sustainability in the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), helping executives, IT decision- makers, platform managers, IT operations, and other relevant roles with their sustainability journeys.
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The Microsoft Azure Incubations team is excited to announce Radius, a cloud-native application platform that enables developers and platform engineers who support them to collaborate on delivering and managing cloud-native applications that follow corporate best practices for cost, operations, and security, by default.
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Generative AI has become a critical tool for businesses seeking to streamline tasks and enhance productivity. Today, generative AI can generate everything from written content and music to product designs and programming code, paving the way for unprecedented levels of automation.
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